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Magicka: Wizard Wars cover artvsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U cover art

Magicka: Wizard WarsvsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Magicka: Wizard Wars leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Magicka: Wizard WarsSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans harder on execution: Perfect pivots and precise aerial spacing reward sharp hands.

Reads6 vs 7

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leans harder on reads: Ledge-trap and landing-trap guessing against humans never converges.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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